4 shot in separate South Side attacks

Four men were shot, with one dying and another suffering critical injuries, in three separate attacks on the South Side Wednesday afternoon.

About 4:30 p.m., an 18-year-old man died and another was wounded following a shooting on a Bronzeville street, authorities said.

Michael Frazier Jr. of the 6500 block of South Francisco Avenue, was pronounced dead at 5:17 p.m. at Stroger Hospital, according to a spokesman for the Cook County medical examiner's office.

The two men were on the street in the 3900 block of South Vincennes Avenue when someone ran out of a nearby alley and began shooting down the block, Chicago Police News Affairs Officer Darryl Baety said.

The attacker fled on foot.

The 18-year-old was shot in the chest and taken to Stroger Hospital, Baety said. A 19-year-old man was shot in the ankle and taken to Mercy Hospital in good condition, authorities said.

Earlier Wesnesday, just after noon, a 44-year-old man was on the street in the 5500 block of South Emerald Avenue when shots were fired from nearby, according to police News Affairs.

The man was wounded in the face and taken to Stroger Hospital, where he initially was listed in critical but stable condition, according to a police media notification. The man's injuries appeared not to be life-threatening, police said.

Just before 2 p.m., an 18-year-old man was riding his bike in the 7000 block of South Merrill Avenue when a silver car drove up to him and began shooting, wounding him in the arm, according to police. The teen was taken to Jackson Park Hospital, where he was listed in good condition.

Detectives from the Wentworth and Calumet areas were investigating. No one was in custody.